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Connect with us! Legacy offers many opportunities throughout the year to join us at a workday or event. We hope you will join us for one soon. Most opportunities require an RSVP. A link to RSVP is included with each detailed event listing. This helps us communicate with you about the event or inform you of a cancellation or postponement.
If you have a question about an upcoming event, please contact our office at 734.302.5263.
On October 2nd from 3-5PM, Legacy Land Conservancy will be leading a workday at Johnson Preserve. Join us to help remove the woody invasive species’ autumn olive and common buckthorn. Volunteers (using loppers and hand-saws) will cut back shrubs to two-inch stumps and help haul cut plant material. Stumps will be treated with herbicide by […]
On October 9th from 3-5PM, Legacy Land Conservancy will be leading a workday at Johnson Preserve. Join us to help remove the woody invasive species’ autumn olive and common buckthorn. Volunteers (using loppers and hand-saws) will cut back shrubs to two-inch stumps and help haul cut plant material. Stumps will be treated with herbicide by […]
Interested in getting baaaaaaack to nature with some furry farm friends? Want to explore the intersection of animal husbandry and land stewardship? Volunteer with Legacy Land Conservancy to help maintain a mobile sheep herd that will be eating woody invasive plants on the Lloyd and Mabel Johnson Preserve! Take part in a week-long volunteer opportunity […]
🎨Conservation Creations Sunday, August 24 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 📍Lloyd and Mabel Johnson Nature Preserve Join us on Sunday, Aug 24th, from 11am–1pm at the Lloyd and Mabel Johnson Nature Preserve for an art experience in nature. Using found* materials, we will craft beautiful and temporary pieces of art throughout the preserve. While […]
🦋 Lloyd and Mabel Johnson Nature Preserve Moth Night 📅 Wednesday, August 27 | 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. 📍 Lloyd and Mabel Johnson Nature Preserve Join Legacy staff and entomologist David Cappaert on Wednesday, August 27, from 9:00 p.m. to midnight for an exciting night of mothing at Lloyd and Mabel Johnson Nature Preserve! […]
Join us for a special extended workday to help remove invasive woody species. You are welcome to volunteer during one of the two shifts—10am-12pm or 12pm-2pm—or stay for the full event from 10am to 2pm. We will take a break at noon for water and snacks. Volunteers will cut back shrubs to two-inch stumps and […]